No, it doesn’t have a name like Heartbleed or POODLE, it was “just” a denial-of-service. “Just” is by no means something to be ignored, but it is less dangerous with the previous vulnerabilities. All users of OpenSSL 1.0.2 should upgrade immediately to version 1.0.2a. In the advisory published on their website the OpenSSL vulnerability is called […]
After Heartbleed, Poodle and FREAK which turned the IT world upside down, numerous companies have asked to have a though review of the most used SSL implementation in the world: OpenSSL. And indeed, in order to avoid being again in the news, the OpenSSL Foundation is set to release later this week several patches for […]
After Heartbleed, a new security vulnerability in SSL is making headlines and producing again headaches for security experts. As any good and mind blowing (for most people) vulnerability, it has a nice name – FREAK, a CVE number – CVE-2015-0204 and a dedicated website https://freakattack.com/ . FREAK – Factoring RSA Export Keys – affects around […]
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